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I remember going to the opening event. It was a figure skating event with Kirstie Yamaguchi I think. Though my Dad and I hoped they would have played a hockey game. Crazy at looking at all the large parking lots and boarded up building around the arena at that time. Ionia and Commerce were ghost towns. Makes you wonder what the next 23 years have in store.

Amazing watching the transformation of Downtown over the years.

I was just wondering when they were going to replace the windows. Must have watched a Jack's Wholesale Windows's commercial.

FlyGRFord‏ @FlyGRFord FollowFollow @FlyGRFord More We are HALFWAY to three million passengers this year after another record-breaking month! June 2018 numbers are up 17.5-percent, and it marked our busiest June ever!! Thank you, West Michigan - we appreciate you flying local, flying GRR! Crazy growth continues.

Just had a corporate suit fly in that had not passed through our airport in roughly 5 years. In meeting him at the baggage claim, the 2nd statement after hello was "Man, Grand Rapids sure seems to be growing!" Amazing how an airport gives a representation of a city/metro area. I then joked about all of the cities I have" been to" because of connecting flights and based an opinion off of the airport. Glad that the airport is creating a great first impression.

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/07/grand_rapids_airport_to_offer.html

https://www.mlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/07/9bd13f583b9385/airport_master_plan.html Write up on the new Master Plan... Crazy that the large parking garage hit capacity 51 times between November and March. Anyone know how many parking spots are in that ramp??

ORD's longest runway is 10L/28R at 13,000 feet. 3,000 feet longer than GRR's longest.

Very interesting. Has anyone seen the renderings of phase 2 of the terminal renovation, the new ticketing counter /baggage claims?

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/06/ford_airport_to_add_730_parkin.html The growth continues. 730 more parking spaces. The Airport is really on a winning streak lately.

Every time I see this graphic I think of Late Night with Conan O'Brien and the old spoof PSA's. I miss the 90's.

Well, I care about gay rights.... After doing some googling, The Kroc Center will not be getting my $$$.

Somewhat off topic but anyone a member of the Kroc Center? Comparison to the Y? Thinking of joining as it is $38 a month vs the Y's $85.

Better get the engineers from Kansai International Airport on the phone....

Still the large baseball field too. It says home of the Saints. Does anyone know if Aquinas College played here recently?Super large lot. Could accommodate lots of housing.

600 Burton Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2018/01/st_joseph_seminary_eyed_for_ho.html Took some searching but finally found this article.

Any word on the plans for the old Seminary? I know the Charter school recently closed. I seem to recall talk of senior housing but I can't seem to find anything.

While 14 stories is very disappointing, if we were able to get something similar to the IVY Boutique Hotel I would be happy. I stayed in the Chicago Hotel in early January for a work conference and was very impressed, even though the rooftop bar was closed due to it being 14 degrees outside. There are many of these small locations over the country. Comparable to the City Flats brand. Perhaps something like this would work in this location. http://www.exploreivy.com/en-us

http://www.mlive.com/business/west-michigan/index.ssf/2018/03/west_michigans_pitch_to_amazon.html#incart_2box_news_grand-rapids Interesting read...

The plan states a new runway on the North side of the airport. Didn't they just redo the general aviation runway(8L/26R) just a year or two ago?? I wonder if they are thinking of lengthening this runway to accommodate larger planes. Though I would think the airport is sufficient with the two other runways, as much larger airports like RSW(Fort Myers) and SAN(San Diego) are just single runway airports with much higher passenger volumes. Perhaps funding would be better served in other areas. Either way I have to applaud the new CEO and the Board on all of the great changes over the past decade.

Non-stop to Philly... This has to be a good sign with Frontier back for only 6 weeks and already adding more flights. http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2018/02/grand_rapids_to_philadelphia_t.html#incart_river_home

Hello, Long time lurker since way back to the mystery projects days..... I was was wondering have any renderings been released for Phase 2? It will finally be great to have the large x-ray machines removed and a new baggage claim area. I am wondering how much that this 2nd renovation will add to the size/scale of the airport.